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Building Design and Details

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The Centennial Research Facility was designed by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Engineering, Inc., of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with HDR, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska. FPL, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District procured the construction services of Kraemer Brothers LLC. of Plain, Wisconsin.

Details

Approximately 87,000 square feet of space
Two stories at west end (Durability research area, offices, chemistry labs, conference space, and mechanical room)
Single-story high-bay everywhere else (Wood Preservation, Composite Sciences, and Engineering Mechanics)
Combined steel and wood structure with precast concrete panel exterior skin, composite wood fins, and an EPDM roof system
Interior observation area overlooking large, high-bay laboratories
Glazing along Gifford Pinchot Drive to allow pedestrians a view of interior functions